Massive Hidden Flood Surges Through Greenland Ice Sheet
TL;DR
Scientists documented a rare and powerful event in 2014 where meltwater under Greenland's ice sheet caused a massive flood, fracturing the ice and revealing the dynamic and complex subglacial hydrology that could impact future ice sheet stability and sea level rise.
- 90 Billion Liters of Water Punched Through Greenland's Ice Sheet – And Nobody Noticed ScienceAlert
- Enormous Fountain of Water Bursts through Greenland Ice, Surprising Geoscientists Scientific American
- Why a huge hidden flood in 2014 burst through the Greenland ice sheet surface Phys.org
- Meltwater bursts through Greenland ice in first-of-a-kind eruption New Scientist
- Outburst of a subglacial flood from the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet Nature
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